Introduction: Outliers

            I already read one book by Malcolm Gladwell in the past few weeks (David and Goliath) and I am excited to begin another.  The final book I’ll be reading is Outliers, and it is actually a book that I have already partly read.  Last year I read an excerpt from the book about the ten thousand hour rule, which in essence states that in order to become a “master” at any given subject (sports, music, art, etc.) one must practice practice practice for at least 10,000 hours.  I think the only things I have mastered at this point are sleeping and going to school.

            But Outliers is about much more than just mastering something.  It’s about what those masters do with their skills, namely, how they reap the benefits of their tremendous talents.  An even shorter way of telling you what this book is about is quoting the inside flap; “Outliers will transform the way we understand success.”

            I have nothing against success, let alone knowing how and why it happens, so I am looking forward to reading Outliers.  Like the other two Gladwell books I’ve read, I think it’s safe to say that this book will be filled with a plethora of anecdotes and analyses that will reshape the way I think about achievements.